A rare multi-level isthmic spondylolisthesis was discovered in a young male patient following an acute onset of low back pain. The prevalence of spondylolisthesis in the adult population is low and it is believed that the prevalence of multiple level spondylolisthesis is even rarer. A combination of onset of ambulation, hereditary factors, and sports involving hyper-extension of the spine are p...

BACKGROUND The vacuum phenomenon within the intervertebral disc usually represents disc degeneration. There are no reports in the English literature that focus on the effect of an anterior vacuum disc on surgical outcome of same-segment spondylolisthesis. METHODS Patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) or isthmic spondylolisthesis (IS) who underwent a spinal surgery between January ...

The article begins with a brief biography of H. Bohlman, great orthopedist and person strong impact on modern Medicine Spine surgery. Using original Bohlamn technique small modifications (instead fibula graft used Rialto implant performed posterior fixation L4-S2) we treated surgically two young females L5 listhesis success. Methods: Both patients were followed up during 1 year 9 months 7 month...

STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective pilot study to investigate the global motion characteristics of the spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis populations. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to determine the influence of a spondylolisthesis or a spondylolysis on global spinal motion and to establish whether this is dependent on the cause of the slip or the degree/grade of the slip. SUMMARY OF...